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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Running Nose In A Child

Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2015

Question: Hi my son is 13 months old and he is suffering from cough n running nose.have been giving him asthalin syrups since yesterday but there is improvement . Can you pls suggest better medicine then asthalin

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Give syrup with antiallergic and decongestant

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

Most common cause of cough/cold in this age is some viral infection or allergy.
Asthalin contains salbutamol a bronchodilator which helps in relieving airway spasm.
Syrup with combination of chlorpheniramine an antiallergic and phenylephrine a decongestant like Tminic/maxtra will help.
This is a prescription medicine so please get it prescribed by a physician.
Giving steam inhalation will also help.It may take 4-5 days for complete resolution of symptoms.
Observe the baby and if there is poor oral acceptance,increased respiratory rate,retraction of chest,irritability or high grade persistence fever consult your pediatrician.

If you have any more query,please let me know.
Wishing for your baby's speedy recovery.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Can you suggest any syrup name which I can buy now

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You can give timinic or maxtra

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up

You can give timinic or maxtra.The dose of drop is 1.5 ml thrice a day.
Please get it prescribed by a physician.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar